Sir Elton John is suing The Times newspaper for libel over articles which he says falsely linked him to immoral tax avoidance.
In two articles titled "the secrets of tax avoiders", the newspaper stated Patrick McKenna of Ingenious Media as Sir Elton's former accountant - a statement which the paper withdrew after publishing a correction on June 22.
But Sir Elton's lawyers said the four-line apology did not have equal prominence to the original story, adding that it "deliberately ignored the defamatory impact" of the original article.
They said the articles caused their client "severe damage to his reputation and personal distress and embarrassment" and they would be seeking damages for "the sense of insult and injury".
Source: BBC
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